10 Amazing Treadmills: Keep Fit the Funny Way

We thought besides the popular treadmills, you may enjoy learning about the following unusual and funny you can find on the market or even make at home!

1. Kids’ Treadmill

For big-city dwellers, especially in places like New York, where the weather could include large amounts of snowfall and deadly cold, a child’s treadmill would be a novel and welcome addition to a home with antsy, house-bound children. For parents who are concerned about the overwhelming, ever-increasing obesity rates in the country, and chronic disorders like diabetes, this little apparatus is handy for teaching healthy living habits to children early on. The key is to establish routines without giving kids complexes about their bodies. Running and playing is supposed to be disorganized and loose. When children are forced to exercise in a strict, narrow environment like a hamster on a wheel, they might become antipathetic to running and playing for fun, because they begin to associate physical activity with work and chores and things you have to do.

2. Cycle Mill

While this gizmo appears to be the brainchild of THC-fueled ingenuity, the owner claims after you get the hang of it, the bicycle treadmill is actually works pretty well. While it is not likely-by any stretch of the imagination-going to be part of Michael Phelps’ workout regimen any time soon, it does appear to have its upside. According to the owner there is a part you can buy to attach to it to use the power of the rider to create fan power, thereby giving the rider some modicum of a breeze (via flickr.com).

3. Bike/Treadmill

“Going green” gets going on this Ivy League therianthrope found outside a dorm at MIT. It appears a bit bulky and unwieldy, as do all of these devices, so it would not be able to turn corners very well. The inventor apparently believes it can, however since the treadmill’s belt is touching the back wheel, in theory to turn the back wheel, and “make it go”. If this is the kind of intellect being produced at our top schools, we are definitely in trouble (via flickr.com).

Same concept but a bit different implementation: outdoor bike. If you have always dreamed of having a semi-dangerous, completely unwieldy piece of mechanical redundancy, then this “tread-bike” is made for you. Who doesn’t want an awkward, top-heavy monstrosity to get to the gym on? That’s right. This magnificent piece of machinery is a combination bicycle/treadmill that, with Fred Flintstone power and no little amount of embarrassment, will get you to the gym so you can use the…uhhh…stationary bikes and treadmills (via metro.co.uk).

4. Underwater Treadmill

Aqua-Mill: This device is arguably the most sensible of all these amazing treadmills. The water acts as a buoy to protect the athlete from the typical impact injuries associated with running, such as shin splints and heel spurs. In addition, the water would provide plenty of resistance-if you are in training to be a Navy Seal. Otherwise the only people one could really imagine using this are likely serious athletes. Swimmers would especially benefit from training their lower body to endure such resistance (via bookofjoe.com).

5. Pet Treadmill

Canine Cadence Creator: This treadmill is a good idea for elderly and disabled people people who cannot take their pets out. As with the kids’ treadmill, people who live in places that have bad weather and cannot get outside will find this to be very convenient. This is also good for hyperactive dogs, especially for pets of apartment dwellers. The sides of the treadmills are solid and act as blinds to literally keep dogs on-track. One thing that you would have to look out for is puppies and feeble dogs, because, according to the blog if they urinate on the machine it could catch on fire.

6. Pool Treadmill

These are currently selling all over cable television in mini-infomercials. The commentary on this website is absolutely hilarious. A myriad of of less-pricey alternatives are offered by the readers, from boat motors to pool boys’ feet. According to the blog, the idea has been around for quite a while. Why anyone would want to spend nearly $4000 for a couple of spa heads is mind boggling…ask the peanut gallery (via geekologie.com).

7. SpeedFit

If you haven’t yet gotten your fill of electronic versions of the Pet Rock, then here is another tidbit for your growing collection of useless, over-priced pseudo-workout equipment. This amazing device is appropriately named, as you would probably have to be in a speed-induced money-wasting fit to buy this contraption. The premise is so simple as to actually be stupid: this machine will help you walk or run down the street so you don’t have to walk or run. Did this guy go to MIT?

8. Treadmill Bed

If you just don’t have the energy to get out of bed everyday to exercise, and you enjoying lying to yourself, then this “bedmill” is just the thing for you. Without ever having to leave the comfort of your bed, you can delude yourself into thinking you didn’t waste a lot of money on a duct-tape and bubblegum device designed to exploit obese people, the chronically ill, and the terminally lazy.

9. Underwater Dog Treadmill

AquaPet Treadmill: What do you do when you have more money than common sense? Some people buy things like ridiculously extravagant houses for their dogs. Other dog lovers by submerged treadmills. Some young ingenue has combined the idea of the Aqua Treadmill with the doggy treadmill and come up with this brilliant device that runs the gambit from absurd to humane. While most people would find the idea of buying an underwater treadmill for a canine to be ridiculous, it does have its high points. It is an excellent rehabilitation device for animals that are fresh out of surgery, or have suffered an injury. The water acts as a buoy, allowing the dog to get exercise and even resistance without experiencing the jarring physical shocks the body gets when running. Such an avenue for recovery does offer a chance at better longevity for the dog, hence a longer relationship with its owner. To some dog lovers, that would be priceless (via fernovetsystems.com).

10. Fit Furr Life Doggy Treadmill

For a mere $1400, professional couch potatoes can convince themselves they are good pet owners, too. Their dog may not love living the life of a hamster, however. It might be a good idea for the dog owner to be right there with their dog, especially if the dog is frightened by the machine, and won’t stay on it. Just think of the convenience-just $1400, the price of two treadmills for humans, you can give your dog a strong aversion to anything electronic and probably cause yourself more effort than clipping a leash on your dog and going for a stroll around the block. Thank heaven for technology (via gizmodo.com).

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